Nov. 10-16, 2023It’s still spring in Brazil, but a dangerous heat wave is sweeping across large swathes of the country. Protesters gathered in Mexico City over the violent death of Jesús Ociel Baena, the first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial post in Mexico. A heavily armed gang surrounded a hospital in Haiti, trapping
BALTIMORE (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has a sprained right wrist, an injury that forced him out of Thursday night’s 34-20 loss to Baltimore and could keep him sidelined for a while.Burrow hurt his wrist in the second quarter, shortly after throwing a touchdown pass to Joe Mixon that put the Bengals ahead
NOVEMBER 10 – 16, 2023Caimans crowd the banks of the Bento Gomes River amid droughts in Brazil. People protest against the approval of a mining contract in Panama. President Joe Biden gives a speech on Veterans Day in Arlington, Virginia. And climate activist Greta Thunberg dances after a protest march through Amsterdam. This photo gallery
NOVEMBER 10 – 16, 2023U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet in California, Starbucks workers strike in Seattle, and basketball players are seen from above during an NBA game in Philadelphia. This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images in North America published in the past week by The Associated Press.
LONDON (AP) — Measles deaths globally spiked by more than 40% last year and cases rose after vaccination levels dramatically dropped during the pandemic, leading health agencies said Thursday. The highly infectious disease triggered epidemics in 37 countries last year, versus 22 countries in 2021. It sickened 9 million children and killed 136,00, mostly in
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Repairs to an elevated Los Angeles freeway closed because of an arson fire are moving faster than expected and all lanes are scheduled to reopen by next Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday. Earlier this week officials said it could take crews between three and five weeks to shore up
BANGKOK (AP) — A moderate earthquake shook eastern Myanmar on Friday morning.The 5.7 magnitude quake was centered about 76 kilometers (47 miles) southwest of the town of Keng Tung in Shan state, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was about 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep.No details on any potential damage were immediately available. The
Nov. 10-16, 2023Indian cricket fans celebrate their team’s victory in the ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final match against New Zealand in Mumbai, India. Former Philippine senator Leila de Lima leaves court after being released on bail after six years. A Chinese coast guard vessel maneuvers beside a Philippine coast guard ship conducting a resupply mission
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping, fresh off his meeting with President Joe Biden, courted Indo-Pacific leaders in a flurry of meetings Thursday at a time of intensifying competition with the United States.Xi held individual talks with the leaders of Mexico, Peru, Fiji, Japan and Brunei, all on the sidelines of a summit
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs, was accused in a lawsuit Thursday of subjecting R&B singer Cassie to a yearslong relationship that included beatings and rape.Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura, alleged in the suit filed against the producer and music mogul in New York federal court that Combs brought her into his
